Joined
·
12,300 Posts
You have a couple of options, depending on how much length is left on the stud.
One is to fold back the carpeting and drill from the inside, and put a new bolt in, being careful to seal the body so there are no exhaust fumes. JB Weld epoxy is good for that. The downside to this is you are drilling blindly, either up or down, so you risk hitting something with the drill bit.
The way I did it was to buy a double-female thread hex standoff, screw it onto the remaining stud, and run a bolt up into it from the bottom. You can find these parts at a hardware store. You just have to know the thread size, which you can get if you take the good nut in and have them gauge it. It's a metric thread, I think it might be M8 x 1.25mm. This repair worked fine.
Be sure to use anti-seize compound on every fastener when you reinstall.
One is to fold back the carpeting and drill from the inside, and put a new bolt in, being careful to seal the body so there are no exhaust fumes. JB Weld epoxy is good for that. The downside to this is you are drilling blindly, either up or down, so you risk hitting something with the drill bit.
The way I did it was to buy a double-female thread hex standoff, screw it onto the remaining stud, and run a bolt up into it from the bottom. You can find these parts at a hardware store. You just have to know the thread size, which you can get if you take the good nut in and have them gauge it. It's a metric thread, I think it might be M8 x 1.25mm. This repair worked fine.
Be sure to use anti-seize compound on every fastener when you reinstall.